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==== Welcome to OtherNetworks! ====
<!--<nowiki><font size="+1"></nowiki>-->* '''OtherNetworks is an indexing tool''' for ''crowd sourcing'' the relationships among the tens of thousands of  websites, blogs and other content (the '''TARGETS''')<Br>
 
* OtherNetworks indexes '''social aspects''' of businesses and '''business aspects''' of social organizations<Br>
Unfortunately, (or fortunately, as one's perspective might have it) we don't have a lawyer looking over our shoulder. So, we are expecting that you (and the other users of this service) will respect each other and the laws of our nation and other local laws, rules, and regulations that might apply to this system and its users.  
* '''It is a play-toy for index geeks''' (''Registered Users'').<Br>
 
* '''Registered Users build the Index''' to  websites and can share links to services, organizations, and products. They can promote ideas, and appeal for support. They can also post links to articles and opinions.<Br>
Pertinent to this page on copyrights, we're especially expecting that you (and everyone else) will not copy someone else's work and post it as if it were your own. In this regard we expect this idea to include writing, images, sounds, music, video, or anything that someone else created.&nbsp;--[[User:Stan|Stan]] 16:44, 16 January 2011 (EST)
* '''Registered Users maintain their own public listings''' of entries (''Pages'') to tie together or simply share their communities of interest.<Br>
* '''Each Page offers a description of the ''TARGET''''' along with a link (usually at the top of the page) to that site, blog, or content.
* '''The ''OtherNetworks Category System''' (WCS) is a multi-dimensional category system that produces elegant listings of related entries. <Br>
** '''Entries are categorized''' by as many categories and sub-categories as appropriate.<Br>
** '''The ''Top Level Categories''''' organize entries by what something '''IS''', what it '''DOES''', what they write '''ABOUT''', who they '''SERVE''', what '''ISSUES''' drive their work, what they '''MAKE''', what they '''SELL''', what they '''TEACH''' and '''WHERE''' their services are available.<Br>
* '''Cross-referencing''', in addition to the Categories, provides pathways between related entries. OtherNetworks now has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages organized by around '''three thousand categories'''. We often find ourselves surprised by the power of the content.


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
*[[OtherNetworks:About]]
*[[About OtherNetworks Continued]]
*[[The OtherNetworks Category System]]
*[[OtherNetworks.org:General disclaimer]]
*[[OtherNetworks:Copyrights]]


[[Category:About-OtherNetworks]]
[[Category:About-OtherNetworks]]

Revision as of 05:26, 9 August 2020

  • OtherNetworks is an indexing tool for crowd sourcing the relationships among the tens of thousands of websites, blogs and other content (the TARGETS)
  • OtherNetworks indexes social aspects of businesses and business aspects of social organizations
  • It is a play-toy for index geeks (Registered Users).
  • Registered Users build the Index to websites and can share links to services, organizations, and products. They can promote ideas, and appeal for support. They can also post links to articles and opinions.
  • Registered Users maintain their own public listings of entries (Pages) to tie together or simply share their communities of interest.
  • Each Page offers a description of the TARGET along with a link (usually at the top of the page) to that site, blog, or content.
  • The OtherNetworks Category System (WCS) is a multi-dimensional category system that produces elegant listings of related entries.
    • Entries are categorized by as many categories and sub-categories as appropriate.
    • The Top Level Categories organize entries by what something IS, what it DOES, what they write ABOUT, who they SERVE, what ISSUES drive their work, what they MAKE, what they SELL, what they TEACH and WHERE their services are available.
  • Cross-referencing, in addition to the Categories, provides pathways between related entries. OtherNetworks now has 7,252 pages organized by around three thousand categories. We often find ourselves surprised by the power of the content.

See Also